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Statistics about Injury

Contents
  1. Injury: Introduction
  2. Hospital Statistics
  3. Death and Mortality
  4. Medical statistics for Injury
  5. Prevalence and incidence statistics
  6. Society statistics for Injury
  7. About Injury statistics

Medical malpractice statistics for Injury:

The following are medical malpractice statistics from various sources about Injury:

  • Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for occupational therapist malpractice in the USA:
    • 47 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding occupational therapists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
    • 6 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding occupational therapy assistants in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
  • Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for rehabilitation therapist malpractice in the USA:
    • 7 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding rehabilitation therapists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Injury:

See also prevalence and incidence page for Injury

Incidence (annual) of Injury: 59 million cases (IOM)

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 4 or 21.69% or 59 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Injury: 59,000,000 per year, 4,916,666 per month, 1,134,615 per week, 161,643 per day, 6,735 per hour, 112 per minute, 1 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 59 million cases (IOM)

Injury Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Death and mortality statistics for Injury:

Deaths from Injury: 147,891 deaths due to injury (IOM)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Injury: 147,891 per year, 12,324 per month, 2,844 per week, 405 per day, 16 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 147,891 deaths due to injury (IOM)

Death statistics for Injury:

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Injury:

  • 35.7 per 100,000 people died from unintentional injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 42.6 per 100,000 with 12,791 cases of "injury mortality" in Canada 19971
  • 39 people per 100,000 population die from injury and poisoning in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • Injury and poisoning caused 57 male deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
  • Injury and poisoning caused 23 female deaths per 100,000 population in Australia 2002 (AIHW Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
  • 59 male deaths per 100,000 population for injury and poisoning in Australia 1994 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
  • 21 female deaths per 100,000 population for injury and poisoning in Australia 1994 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004)
  • 1.8 per 100,000 males died from accidental drowning and submersion in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.5 per 100,000 females died from accidental drowning and submersion in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 7 per 100,000 males died from accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 2.9 per 100,000 females died from accidental poisoning and exposure to noxious substances in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.5 per 100,000 males died from accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.9 per 100,000 females died from accidental exposure to smoke, fire and flames in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.l5 per 100,000 males died from accidental discharge of firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.1 per 100,000 females died from accidental discharge of firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 7.2 per 100,000 males died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 3.9 per 100,000 females died from fall Injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 6.6 per 100,000 males died from homicide using firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.3 per 100,000 females died from homicide using firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 11 per 100,000 males died from suicide using firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.4 per 100,000 females died from suicide using firearms in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 7.8 per 100,000 people died from poisoning in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • Per 100,000 people died from homicidal poisoning in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.8 per 100,000 people died from suicidal poisoning in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 4 per 100,000 people died from unintentional suffocation in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 2.2 per 100,000 people died from suicidal suffocation in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.2 per 100,000 people died from homicidal suffocation in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 14.9 per 100,000 people died from a motor vehicle traffic injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 6.8 per 100,000 vehicle occupants died in a traffic motor vehicle accident from in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1 per 100,000 motorcyclists died from injury in traffic motor vehicle accident in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.2 per 100,000 cyclists died from injury in traffic motor vehicle accident in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.7 per 100,000 pedestrians died from injuries in motor vehicle accident in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 17.5 per 100,000 people died from transport injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 16.4 per 100,000 people died from unintentional transport injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.0 per 100,000 people died from a suicidal transport injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.1 per 100,000 people died from homicidal transport injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.2 per 100,000 people died from machinery injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.2 per 100,000 people died from unintentional fire/flame injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.3 per 100,000 people died from fire or hot object/substance injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.2 per 100,000 people died from unintentional fire or hot object/substance injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.1 per 100,000 people died from suicidal fire or hot object/substance injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.1 per 100,000 people died from homicidal fire or hot object/substance injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 5.5 per 100,000 people died from a fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 5.3 per 100,000 people died from an unintentional fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.2 per 100,000 people died from a suicidal fall injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 1.2 per 100,000 people died from unintentional drowning in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.9 per 100,000 people died from a cutting or piercing injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0 per 100,000 people died from unintentional cutting or piercing injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.2 per 100,000 people died from suicidal cutting or piercing injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.7 per 100,000 people died from homicidal cutting or piercing injury in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.1 per 100,000 people died from injury during legal intervention or wars in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • 0.5 per 100,000 people died from natural or environmental injuries in the US 2001 (National Vital Statistics Report, CDC, 2003)
  • more about deaths...»

Society statistics for Injury

  Costs for Injury: estimated $260 billion (IOM)

  Hospitalizations for Injury: 2.6 million hospitalizations and 37 million emergency department visits (IOM)

Hospitalization statistics for Injury:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Injury:

  • 1,007,025 patient days spent in private hospitals for injuries and poisoning in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 1,407,612 patient days spent in public hospitals for injuries and poisoning in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 32.6% of hospitalisations for injuries and poisoning in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 87.0% of hospitalisations for injuries and poisoning in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 352,489 admissions to public hospitals because of injuries and poisoning in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 437,093 admissions to private hospitals because of injuries and poisoning in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 2,370 people per 100,000 population are hospitalised because of injury and poisoning in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 9% of male hospitalizations were for injuries/poisoning in Canada 1996/97 (Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada)
  • 5% of female hospitalizations were for injuries/poisoning in Canada 1996/97 (Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Canada)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
    • 1.67% (66,190) of hospital episodes were for injuries to head and neck in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 44% of hospitalisations for injuries to head and neck were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 82% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to head and neck were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 18% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to head and neck were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for injuries to head and neck at public hospitals occurred in 33.9 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injuries to head and neck in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 4.6 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for injuries to head and neck in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 0.31% (7,445) of private hospital episodes were for injuries to head and neck in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 47.9% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 9.1% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 91% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck were in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck occurred in 3.8 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 2.7 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 4.3 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to head and neck in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
    • 0.76% (30,278) of hospital episodes were for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 22% of hospitalisations for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 71% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 29% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis at public hospitals occurred in 15.5 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 6.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 7.5 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 0.21% (5,196) of private hospital episodes were for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 6.8% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 7.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 92% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis occurred in 2.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 9.8 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 10.4 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to thorax, abdomen, back, spine and pelvis in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
    • 3.88% (153,861) of hospital episodes were for injuries to upper and lower limbs in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 31% of hospitalisations for injuries to upper and lower limbs were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 80% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 20% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for injuries to upper and lower limbs at public hospitals occurred in 78.8 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 5.3 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 1.75% (42,516) of private hospital episodes were for injuries to upper and lower limbs in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 28.6% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 4.9% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 95% of hospitalisations for injuries to upper and lower limbs were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations in private hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs occurred in 21.8 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 4.1days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 5.4 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for injuries to upper and lower limbs in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • Hospitalization statistics in Australia in psychiatric hospitals:
    • 4 hospital episodes in public psychiatric hospitals were for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 50% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 100% of hospitalisations in public psychiatric hospitals for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Hospitalisations for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes at public psychiatric hospitals occurred in less than 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • 7,067 days was the mean length of stay for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes in public psychiatric hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
    • Excluding same day episodes, 7,066 days was the mean length of stay in public psychiatric hospitals for injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Injury. The term 'prevalence' of Injury usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Injury at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Injury refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Injury diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.



Footnotes: 1. Canadian Injury Data, Statistics Canada, 1996-1997


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